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Clashes During Ceuta Migrant Transfers
The city of Ceuta, which is under Spanish control, experienced significant unrest during the operation to transfer hundreds of migrants from temporary camps on the beaches to a new reception center at the port. Spanish police began gathering the migrants early in the morning (starting at 6:30 AM), walking with them for over two kilometers amid crowds pushing and jostling to ensure they reached the center. Authorities faced difficulties controlling the flow, as queues stretched outside the site to verify identities. Regarding numbers, the new facility can accommodate around 1,700 people, while the migrant population in the camps ranged between 3,000 and 4,000. This occurred after approximately 70,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Ceuta in July, resulting in casualties and sparking European disputes over the migration issue. Hundreds of migrants continue to sleep in the streets despite government relocations aimed at easing pressure on local facilities. Despite local opposition, the Spanish government considered the transfer operation a crucial step to address the situation more swiftly. Morocco, for its part, denied facilitating the migrants' crossing, amid tensions between the two countries regarding accusations and expectations of additional measures either to facilitate or curb irregular migration.
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